Pompeo Attacks Russia And China In Berlin Speech

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned of the dangers posed by Russia and China, and called on Nato to grow and confront “the challenges of today”. On a visit to Berlin, Mr Pompeo said methods used by China to suppress its own people would be “horrifyingly familiar” to East Germans. And he accused Russia of invading its neighbours and crushing dissent.

US President Donald Trump has frequently accused European Nato members of failing to provide their fair share of military spending and of relying too heavily on the US for their defence.

Nato celebrates its 70th anniversary at a summit in London next month.

What else did Mr Pompeo say?

He was speaking in Berlin a day before the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Referring to that event, Mr Pompeo said “the West – all of us – lost our way in the afterglow of that proud moment”.

“Today, Russia – led by a former KGB officer once stationed in Dresden [President Vladimir Putin] – invades its neighbours and slays political opponents.”

Mr Pompeo accused the Chinese Communist Party of “shaping a new vision of authoritarianism” and warned the German government against using Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build its fifth-generation data network (5G).